NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1940 NCAA Championships

128 lb

Champion Harold Byrd, Oklahoma.Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

From the final and the 2nd and 3rd place bouts

  1. 1Harold ByrdOU
  2. 2Dale HansonMINN
  3. 3Bob KittOKST
  4. 4John HessSWOK

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

16 byes into the round of 16

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Ben Wilson (3), Indiana (IN) over Milton Gaskill, Appalachian State (NC) — Fall 6:52 · View bout
    2. Bob Kitt, Oklahoma State over Ray Stone, Iowa State — Dec (no score) · View bout
    3. Dale Hanson (1), Minnesota over Robert McArdie, West Virginia — Fall 7:45 · View bout
    4. Ed Dillon, Illinois over Lindo Nangeroni, Rutgers (NJ) — Fall 8:35 · View bout
    5. Harold Byrd (2), Oklahoma over Phillip Geib, Franklin & Marshall (PA) — Dec (no score) · View bout
    6. John Hess, Southwestern Oklahoma over Clarence Shapiro, City College (NY) — Dec (no score) · View bout
    7. Milton Conzett, Dubuque (IA) over Harold Northrup, Wyoming — Fall 7:07 · View bout
    8. Peter Bernardino, Temple (PA) over Bob Birch, Cornell College (IA) — Dec (no score) · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Ben Wilson (3), Indiana (IN) over Milton Conzett, Dubuque (IA) — Dec (no score) · View bout
    2. Bob Kitt, Oklahoma State over Peter Bernardino, Temple (PA) — Fall 7:17 · View bout
    3. Dale Hanson (1), Minnesota over Ed Dillon, Illinois — Dec (no score) · View bout
    4. Harold Byrd (2), Oklahoma over John Hess, Southwestern Oklahoma — Dec (no score) · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Dale Hanson (1), Minnesota over Bob Kitt, Oklahoma State — Fall 7:50 · View bout
    2. Harold Byrd (2), Oklahoma over Ben Wilson (3), Indiana (IN) — Dec (no score) · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Harold Byrd (2), Oklahoma over Dale Hanson (1), Minnesota — Dec (no score) · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 4 · 0 bouts

    2 byes into the consolation round 5

      Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

      1. Ed Dillon, Illinois over Robert McArdie, West Virginia — Dec (no score) · View bout
      2. John Hess, Southwestern Oklahoma over Phillip Geib, Franklin & Marshall (PA) — Dec (no score) · View bout

      Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

      1. Bob Kitt, Oklahoma State over Ed Dillon, Illinois — Dec (no score) · View bout
      2. John Hess, Southwestern Oklahoma over Ben Wilson (3), Indiana (IN) — Dec (no score) · View bout

      Placement bouts

      2nd-place bout · 1 bout

      1. Dale Hanson (1), Minnesota over John Hess, Southwestern Oklahoma — Dec (no score) · View bout

      3rd-place bout · 1 bout

      1. Bob Kitt, Oklahoma State over John Hess, Southwestern Oklahoma — Dec (no score) · View bout